University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Karstadt, Justin
Justin Karstadt
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ont.
- High School:
- Silverthorn Collegiate Institute HS
Bio
2019 | SENIOR SEASON
Pommel horse All-American (sixth place, 13.833) • First Team All-Big Ten selection • Nissen-Emery Award finalist • Minnesota Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient • Lindahl Academic Center Outstanding Achievement Award winner • split the team's Outstanding Achievement Award with fellow senior Vitali Kan • CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team selection • Academic All-Big Ten selection • competed in all but one regular season meet for the Gophers, primarily on horse and parallel bars and all-around • opened the season at the Rocky Mountain Open, placing fifth on pommel horse (13.700) and fourth on p-bars (14.200) • posted first podium finishes of the season at Windy City Invitational: second on horse (13.950) and third on p-bars (13.950) • took the horse title vs. Michigan with a score of 13.700, also took fifth on vault (14.200) • followed up with another horse gold at Iowa (13.800), tied for fourth on high bar (13.150) and took fifth on vault (14.100) • competed all-around for the first time since sophomore season on February 9 vs. ASU and UMN Club and scored an 80.450 for the title, also earned gold on rings (13.600) and silver on vault (14.350) and high bar (13.100) • took second on horse with a score of 13.200 and bronze on p-bars with a 13.100 at Nebraska • placed fifth with a 13.700 on rings at Illinois • took second all-around (1.900), on horse (14.250) and on rings (14.250), all with then-season highs and also placed third on p-bars (13.800) at Ohio State • closed regular season with a horse title on Senior Day (14.100) and placed second on rings (14.300) en route to Minnesota clinching a share of the first-ever Big Ten regular season title • placed sixth all-around at Big Ten Championships with a score of 81.300 to receive First Team All-Big Ten honors and advanced to finals on horse, where he took fourth (14.050) • became a four-time All-American after placing sixth on pommel horse at NCAA Championships (13.833), also advanced on rings and placed 22nd
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed on pommel horse and p-bars • All-American on pommel horse and p-bars • had a 13.700 on horse at Windy City Invitational • notched a season-high 14.300 on p-bars against Illinois Feb. 10 • had a 13.900 on horse and a 13.200 on p-bars at Air Force • had a 14.300 on p-bars Feb. 10 against the Illini • had a 14.350 on horse at Penn State • against California, had a 14.350 on horse and a 14.600 on p-bars • had a 14.200 on p-bars in Nebraska March 24 • on day one of NCAA Championships, had a 14.166 on p-bars for the second-highest score of the afternoon • finished fifth at NCAA Championships on pommel horse with a 14.066 • also had a 14.466 on p-bars which earned him third overall at NCAA Championships
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
B1G Co-Gymnast of the Year • named Most Valuable Gymnast • competed in all-around during finals at the NCAA Championships • recorded season-best on pommel horse with a 14.950 and competed on rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar at the NCAA Qualifying Session • named to All-Big Ten First Team • earned silver on pommel horse, finished fifth on all-around and seventh on parallel bars at the B1G Championships • named National Gymnast of the Week by the CGA • named B1G Gymnast of the Week • recorded personal record in all-around with a 87.050 at Nebraska • won event title on pommel horse with a 14.500 and placed third on parallel bars with a 13.700 vs. UIC • named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week after his performance against Iowa and ASU • tied for first on pommel horse with a score of 14.350, finished second on rings with a 14.200 score, claimed the all-around title with a score of 82.550 vs. Iowa and ASU • placed first in the all-around with a 83.200 at Arnold Challenge • notched a third place finish in the all-around competition at the Stanford International Collegiate Challenge • recorded a career-best on rings with a 14.650 against Iowa/Oklahoma • placed first in all-around with an 82.000 vs. Nebraska/UMN Club • earned a 14.700 on vault against Illinois • placed second on pommel horse with a 14.250 vs. Air Force • finished all-around competition with a 79.150 at the Windy City Invite.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Named CGA All-America Scholar • won the University of Minnesota's Rookie of the Year award • named All-American on pommel horse after placing eighth in the event at the NCAA Championships, where Karstadt also finished 13th on all-around, 41st on floor, 44th on rings, 20th on vault, 37th on high bar, and 27th on parallel bars • named to First Team All-Big Ten after finishing fifth on all-around at the B1G Championships • recorded performances in pommel horse, rings, vault, and parallel bars against Nebraska and Iowa • earned a career-best 87.000 on all-around against Iowa • earned a career-best 15.300 on pommel horse vs. UIC and the UMN Club Team where he competed in four events • recorded two personal-best scores against Oklahoma after tallying a 14.600 on rings and 15.250 on parallel bars • posted a career-high 14.500 on high bar and finished with an all-around score of 84.750 against Illinois, Stanford, Iowa, Canada, and the UMN Club Team • tallied a 14.950 on pommel horse, 14.450 on rings, 14.550 on vault, and 14.600 on parallel bars vs. Air Force • competed in all-around against Nebraska and the UMN Club Team, recording a career-best score of 15.050 on vault • recorded a career-high 84.800 on all-around against Penn State • made his collegiate debut competing in the all-around at the Windy City Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Silverthorn Collegiate Institute High School • competed for Futures Gymnastics, Ontario and Canada under coaches Zhaohui Huang and Steven Sugrim • member of the Canadian National Senior Team • 2015 Canada Winter Games: member of the Gold Medal Team, All-Around, Pommel Horse and Vault Champion and bronze on parallel bars • 2015 Arnold Sports Festival: member of Bronze medal Canadian team and third on high bar • 2015 Canadian National Championship: fourth in the all-around Senior Div. and bronze on parallel bars • 2015 Elite Canada: bronze in the all-around Senior Div. • 2014 Canadian National Championship: All-Around and Pommel Horse Champion, silver on still rings, parallel bars and high bar in the Junior Div. • 2014 Junior Pan Am: member of the Canadian bronze medal team and silver on pommel horse • 2014 Elite Canada Pommel Horse Champion and bronze in the all-around and still rings for Junior Div. • 2013 International Junior Team Cup in Berlin, Germany: silver in the all-around and first on pommel horse and vault • Ontario Academic Scholar and recipient of the Academic Proficiency Award for HP - Healthy Active Living Education.
PERSONAL
Son of Carl Karstadt and Lilian Hee-Karstadt • has a twin sister (Lorelei) • interests includes listening to music (EDM - electronic dance music) and editing and mixing his own music • loves to travel • intends to major in kinesiology.
* denotes career high
Pommel horse All-American (sixth place, 13.833) • First Team All-Big Ten selection • Nissen-Emery Award finalist • Minnesota Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient • Lindahl Academic Center Outstanding Achievement Award winner • split the team's Outstanding Achievement Award with fellow senior Vitali Kan • CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team selection • Academic All-Big Ten selection • competed in all but one regular season meet for the Gophers, primarily on horse and parallel bars and all-around • opened the season at the Rocky Mountain Open, placing fifth on pommel horse (13.700) and fourth on p-bars (14.200) • posted first podium finishes of the season at Windy City Invitational: second on horse (13.950) and third on p-bars (13.950) • took the horse title vs. Michigan with a score of 13.700, also took fifth on vault (14.200) • followed up with another horse gold at Iowa (13.800), tied for fourth on high bar (13.150) and took fifth on vault (14.100) • competed all-around for the first time since sophomore season on February 9 vs. ASU and UMN Club and scored an 80.450 for the title, also earned gold on rings (13.600) and silver on vault (14.350) and high bar (13.100) • took second on horse with a score of 13.200 and bronze on p-bars with a 13.100 at Nebraska • placed fifth with a 13.700 on rings at Illinois • took second all-around (1.900), on horse (14.250) and on rings (14.250), all with then-season highs and also placed third on p-bars (13.800) at Ohio State • closed regular season with a horse title on Senior Day (14.100) and placed second on rings (14.300) en route to Minnesota clinching a share of the first-ever Big Ten regular season title • placed sixth all-around at Big Ten Championships with a score of 81.300 to receive First Team All-Big Ten honors and advanced to finals on horse, where he took fourth (14.050) • became a four-time All-American after placing sixth on pommel horse at NCAA Championships (13.833), also advanced on rings and placed 22nd
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed on pommel horse and p-bars • All-American on pommel horse and p-bars • had a 13.700 on horse at Windy City Invitational • notched a season-high 14.300 on p-bars against Illinois Feb. 10 • had a 13.900 on horse and a 13.200 on p-bars at Air Force • had a 14.300 on p-bars Feb. 10 against the Illini • had a 14.350 on horse at Penn State • against California, had a 14.350 on horse and a 14.600 on p-bars • had a 14.200 on p-bars in Nebraska March 24 • on day one of NCAA Championships, had a 14.166 on p-bars for the second-highest score of the afternoon • finished fifth at NCAA Championships on pommel horse with a 14.066 • also had a 14.466 on p-bars which earned him third overall at NCAA Championships
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
B1G Co-Gymnast of the Year • named Most Valuable Gymnast • competed in all-around during finals at the NCAA Championships • recorded season-best on pommel horse with a 14.950 and competed on rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar at the NCAA Qualifying Session • named to All-Big Ten First Team • earned silver on pommel horse, finished fifth on all-around and seventh on parallel bars at the B1G Championships • named National Gymnast of the Week by the CGA • named B1G Gymnast of the Week • recorded personal record in all-around with a 87.050 at Nebraska • won event title on pommel horse with a 14.500 and placed third on parallel bars with a 13.700 vs. UIC • named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week after his performance against Iowa and ASU • tied for first on pommel horse with a score of 14.350, finished second on rings with a 14.200 score, claimed the all-around title with a score of 82.550 vs. Iowa and ASU • placed first in the all-around with a 83.200 at Arnold Challenge • notched a third place finish in the all-around competition at the Stanford International Collegiate Challenge • recorded a career-best on rings with a 14.650 against Iowa/Oklahoma • placed first in all-around with an 82.000 vs. Nebraska/UMN Club • earned a 14.700 on vault against Illinois • placed second on pommel horse with a 14.250 vs. Air Force • finished all-around competition with a 79.150 at the Windy City Invite.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Named CGA All-America Scholar • won the University of Minnesota's Rookie of the Year award • named All-American on pommel horse after placing eighth in the event at the NCAA Championships, where Karstadt also finished 13th on all-around, 41st on floor, 44th on rings, 20th on vault, 37th on high bar, and 27th on parallel bars • named to First Team All-Big Ten after finishing fifth on all-around at the B1G Championships • recorded performances in pommel horse, rings, vault, and parallel bars against Nebraska and Iowa • earned a career-best 87.000 on all-around against Iowa • earned a career-best 15.300 on pommel horse vs. UIC and the UMN Club Team where he competed in four events • recorded two personal-best scores against Oklahoma after tallying a 14.600 on rings and 15.250 on parallel bars • posted a career-high 14.500 on high bar and finished with an all-around score of 84.750 against Illinois, Stanford, Iowa, Canada, and the UMN Club Team • tallied a 14.950 on pommel horse, 14.450 on rings, 14.550 on vault, and 14.600 on parallel bars vs. Air Force • competed in all-around against Nebraska and the UMN Club Team, recording a career-best score of 15.050 on vault • recorded a career-high 84.800 on all-around against Penn State • made his collegiate debut competing in the all-around at the Windy City Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Silverthorn Collegiate Institute High School • competed for Futures Gymnastics, Ontario and Canada under coaches Zhaohui Huang and Steven Sugrim • member of the Canadian National Senior Team • 2015 Canada Winter Games: member of the Gold Medal Team, All-Around, Pommel Horse and Vault Champion and bronze on parallel bars • 2015 Arnold Sports Festival: member of Bronze medal Canadian team and third on high bar • 2015 Canadian National Championship: fourth in the all-around Senior Div. and bronze on parallel bars • 2015 Elite Canada: bronze in the all-around Senior Div. • 2014 Canadian National Championship: All-Around and Pommel Horse Champion, silver on still rings, parallel bars and high bar in the Junior Div. • 2014 Junior Pan Am: member of the Canadian bronze medal team and silver on pommel horse • 2014 Elite Canada Pommel Horse Champion and bronze in the all-around and still rings for Junior Div. • 2013 International Junior Team Cup in Berlin, Germany: silver in the all-around and first on pommel horse and vault • Ontario Academic Scholar and recipient of the Academic Proficiency Award for HP - Healthy Active Living Education.
PERSONAL
Son of Carl Karstadt and Lilian Hee-Karstadt • has a twin sister (Lorelei) • interests includes listening to music (EDM - electronic dance music) and editing and mixing his own music • loves to travel • intends to major in kinesiology.
| Karstadt's Season High Scores | |||||||
| Event | Floor | Pommel Horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
| 2016 | 14.750* | 15.300* | 14.600 | 15.050* | 15.250* | 14.500* | 87.000 |
| 2017 | 14.250 | 14.950 | 14.700* | 14.700 | 14.850 | 14.300 | 87.050* |
| 2018 | -- | 14.350 | -- | -- | 14.600 | -- | |
| 2019 | 13.550 | 14.250 | 14.300 | 14.550 | 14.200 | 13.500 | 81.900 |
* denotes career high
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